The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
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Annual Meeting of the Grand
Lodge and EnCampment
OfVt at Bradford.

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In the annals of local secret societyism
by Monday night the village began Il
take on u busy aspect, and the sphinx
like faces of the mystic brotherhood
gave the streets quite an Egyptian up
pearance. Many prominent men be
gan to come IN and h0rse-shedding o,
a pleasant sort was noticeable in TIN
corridors of the hotel. Tuesday morn
ing Past Grand Patriarcns were more
numerous than ever before known OF
similar occasion, the opening of thu
seventeenth annual session of the
GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF VERMONT,
which held its annual session at Brad
ford, in the Hall of Champion Lodge
No. IL, Tuesday Feb. LIST, at O'Clock
a. m. The following officers were
present: o. II. Henderson, G. F.; W
W Henry, G. ii. p; l.. II. Robinson, G
;. W.; j. X. Edgerton, G. s.; G. Par
menter, G. r.; A. II. Sabin, &. j. w.
Q. .. Foster, 6. |. S.; +. +. Wilmot
Go s.; j. W. Goodell, G. M.
The Encampment session was very
interesting and profitable one and the
reports show that all the encampments
are in a flourishing condition and have
made the largest gain in numbers fol
several years. The officers elected and
installed fol the following year are:
}. II. Jones, Bradford, &. p.
L. II. Robinson, Derby Line, G. II. p
A. II. Sabin, Bellows Falls, G.S. w,
J. X. Edgerton, Mortified, G. S.
J. W. Goodell, Burlington, CD. w,
G. Parmenter, Rutland, G. T.
L. G. Burnham, Burlington, G.. M.
N. NJ. Puffer, Bennington, G. |. s.
q. J. Willard, BrattlebOrO, G. o. S.
0. H. Henderson, st. Johnsbury,
G.. r.
The following District Deputy Grand
Patriarchs were appointed:
j. r. Beach, Burlington, district No.
3; G. r. Williams, Bondville, No. 4;
Jerome Corbett, Brattleboro, No. 5; A.
L. Bragg, st. Johnsbury, No. 6; Ches-
ter Parmenter, Rutland, No. Z; j. K.
Gibson, Burlington, No. 10; j. L. Alb.
bolt, Northfield, No. IL; G. T. Sum-
mers, Montpelier, No. -; E. f. Will
mot, Post Mills, No. ID; A. L. Bugbee,
Derby Line, No. IA; H. r. Parker,
Bradford, No. 10; G.. H. Lockwood,
Bellows Falls, No. IS.
GRAND LODGE.
The forty-tlrst annual session of the
Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F. Of Vermont
met in the hall of Champion Lodge No.
II. Wednesday, at 9 a. IN. and opened
in due form with the following grand
officers present: N. p. Bowman, G..
NJ; w. d. Wilson, d. G.. M; L. II.
Gordon, G. w.; o. H. Henderson, G..
s.; L. r. Robinson, G.. T.; S. Bigwood,
G. Chap; W1W. Henry, H. L. Still
son, G.. r.; Ell W. Hall, G.. M; D. G.
Foss, G. Con. ,G. E. Russell, G.. Guard
j. w. Smith, Y. Herald.
PAST GRAND MASTERS.
P. D. Bradford, Timothy Vlnton,
Samuel Bigyood, E. b. Hollister, Mel
son z. Hy9s, H. M. Currier, w. W.
Henry, II. /. Stillson, S. G. Putnam.
(Througll.nistake the list Of repre-
sent9 tI11t Urandt Lodge *us TAX }
en- away with other papers and we are
unable to publish them this week
PAST GRANDs.
G.. C. Tuttle, Burlington; Chester
Parmenter, Rutland; J. l. Congdon,
Wallingford L. L. Davis, Brattleboro;
E. L. Wheeler, G. II. Town, Bellows
Falls; G.. O. Foster, H. W. Sowles,
Montpelier; H. P. Frost, Brattleboro;
d. Mackey, w. s. Pope, G. Beck, H.
E. Randall, St. Johnsbury; H. NJ. Puff
fer, Bennington; James Young, Jr.,
Derby Line; T. M. Keith, Passumpsic;
j. F. Aiken, McIndoes Falls; Charles
Gonya, Island Pond; S. j. Hastings,
Passumpsic; H. B. Davis, G.. d. Ran
dali, A. l.. Bragg, d. Morrison, st.
E G Hodge, Jay L Butler,
P d Hoye, G Lowell, Lyndonville; w
H Gilchrist, McIndoes Falls; W E
Burnham, st Johnsbury; M D Hunt,
McIndoes Falls; Geo E Russell, Rut-
land; E G Parker, r G Brock, Wells
River; T p ROBBIE. Barnet; H M Dodge,
j f Prescott, E + Wilmot, Post Mills;
l M Smith, McIndoes Falls; Geo Shell
don, Rutland; John p Donovan, Mont
pelier; N N Post, ST Adams; A F
Childs, Waitstield; E L Howard, St
JOhnsbury; & l. Duncan, McIndOes
Falls; W FL Bishop, Island Pond; G. p
Arthur, G w Wright, G W Cham
berlin, r Hunt. A l. Fabyan, B NJ
Weld, j Ii Jones, II E Parker, Brad
ford.
Twenty-One new members were adj
mitted and received the Grand Lodge
Degree.
The following visiting brothers were
present, p G Valley, Sherbrook, p Q,
Z A Scott and f q Parker, Woods
vile, N II.
Grand Representative Henry made a
lengthy and interesting report of the
proceedings of the last session of the
G l..
Secret work was exemplified by
Grand Representative Stillson in his
usual easy and perfect manner.
GRAND OFFICERS 1873
W ID Wilson, st Adams, G M.
IL W Hall, Burlington, ID G M.
. II Henderson, st JOhnsbury, G w.
II p Parker, Bradford, G Secy.
l. X Robinson, Derby Line, q L
5 BlgwOod, Burlington, G Chap.
w W Henry, Burlington, G Rep.
d c Foss, Island Pond, q Mar.
n M Puffer, Bennington, G Con.
} W Smith, BrattlebOro, G Guard.
CT Summers Montpelier, G Herald.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
Ii l. Stillson, Bennington, No. 1.